The two were best friends growing up, so their relationship started off differently than most. Their engagement included a visit to the police station in Italy, and their wedding will be in an airport hangar.

"We really wouldn't have things any other way," Diminico, 24, said.

She and Ragan, 22, were in the same church group and grew very close as friends over the years. Diminico lived in Bethel and Ragan in Brookfield.

One day in 2001, their friendship took a different turn.

At first, they were a little worried about ruining their friendship.

"There were a few second thoughts," Diminico said. "But we knew if we did it, we were going to do it forever and get married."

"She twisted my arm," Ragan joked.

Telling their friends and family wasn't easy.

"We were scared of their reaction," Diminico said.

They thought their loved ones would be skeptical and afraid that the two would ruin the friendship.

So they kept it a secret. Diminico would say she was going away on a golf tournament. Ragan would tell people he was going to visit a different friend.

Diminico's mother, who was always fond of Ragan, even suggested that her daughter date her childhood friend.

"I said 'Ew, no way,'" Diminico said. "And meanwhile we were together."

Eventually, the two decided to share the news and were happy with the reaction.

Her grandmother was taking a group of family members on a trip to Italy and Ragan knew it was the perfect time.

Both of Diminico's grandmothers gave him diamonds from their rings, and Ragan had them placed into a ring for her.

Diminico, meanwhile, was convinced they were never going to get engaged. Just days before, her friends threw her off by telling her that Ragan said he was not ready for marriage.

"I was crying and thinking he was going to break up with me," she said.

On July 3, in front of a fountain, with all of her family and more than 200 tourists watching, Ragan made his move.

"I went off on my whole spiel, trying to say romantic things," he said. "And she said 'Shut up, come on.'"

After the shock set in, Diminico said yes, and with everyone clapping and congratulating them, the couple became engaged.

Caught up in the moment, the two decided to take their shoes off and jump in the fountain.

"We got in up to our knees and were splashing each other and stuff," Diminico said.

Their audience included Italian police officers, who were not happy with what the pair had done.

They immediately demanded to see the couple's passports, which Ragan and Diminico had left back where they were staying.

"I didn't understand a word they were saying," Diminico said. "We were like 'We just got engaged' and were pointing at my ring. They just kept yelling 'Passaporta' at us."

Within a few minutes, Ragan and Diminico were escorted to the police station, and they started worrying about what could happen.

Thankfully, Diminico's uncle is a very respected colonel in the Italian Army, so he was able to talk the police out of arresting the couple. Instead, they were issued a single ticket.

Diminico said they had no idea jumping in the fountain was going to be such a big deal.

"Apparently in Italy everyone respects very old things. Like kids will spray paint new building but not touch old structures," she said.

Both admit even though it was a great moment, they were a little scared while they were at the police station.

"We had no idea what was going to happen," Diminico said. "If it wasn't for my uncle, who knows."

In the end, their fountain romp didn't result in any jail time, but it did carry a $200 fine.

"My uncle said it was his wedding gift to us," Diminico said.

And their wedding just may be as unusual as their engagement story.

Ragan is a pilot, so the pair have decided to get married in an airplane hangar at Danbury Airport.

Over the Fourth of July weekend, Diminico, who is first-grade teacher at Rockwell School in Bethel, and Ragan, who is pursuing his master's in teaching at Sacred Heart University, will have 250 guests at their unusual celebration. They don't plan on doing a lot of decorating.

"We want to keep the feel of the hanger," Diminico said.

The couple also plans to serve "fun" food like fondue and cotton candy and have videos playing during the reception.

"We want it to be crazy and unique," Ragan said.

For their honeymoon, Ragan and Diminico are planning a trip to Cancun.

But they won't go jumping in any fountains.

"Our family has already warned us if we leave the country we have to follow the rules," Ragan said.